Happenings at the Tribune

Published 10:19 am, Monday, August 7, 2017

What a summer, readers! We have been blessed with so much sunshine — I just love it.

It's hard to believe the big push for back to school has begun. I've heard many of my teacher friends despair over having to return to work this month.

Still, there's plenty of summer to be had before Labor Day comes around the bend. And there's plenty of work to be done. Here at the Tribune, we've been pretty busy making changes that we think will improve our daily newspaper.

For example, have you noticed the changes we made to our classifieds section? We changed the column width so they are much easier to read.

In addition to readability, we've been working on improving the quality of our photos. We still are waiting for some modifications that will be made to the printing press that will increase quality. However, we have made some changes on our end in the newsroom to lighten up photographs. And we will continue to work on improving the print quality of our photographs, particularly black and white photos.

Since my last column, I have received some great feedback from readers. People really are enjoying the new columns by Charles Krauthammer, and I've also heard positive things about Garrison Keillor's column.

We will be adding a new columnist, Ann Coulter, in the near future. Coulter, a very well-known political pundit, is an outspoken conservative who no doubt will be an interesting addition to our Opinion Page.

Another new change concerns one of our bylines — that of Bradley Massman. He recently was promoted to Assistant News Editor, and I'm very proud and thrilled to have him join my side on our management team here.

We currently are in the process of hiring a new sports/news reporter, so readers will be seeing a new byline in the near future.

Further down the road, we are going to be expanding the comics and puzzles featured in the Huron Daily Tribune, among other changes. I really appreciate the feedback I have received from readers in regard to their thoughts on the comics, games and advice columnists featured in our newspaper — and I'd love to hear more!

As always, you can come up to the office, shoot me an email at khessling@hearstnp.com, or give me a call at 989-269-6461 ext. 105.